The American Dream in What’s So Great About America and Stupid White Me

The American hallucination is so many antithetic things to so many different people. term other countries around the World would like to argue that Americans only aspiration is to become infinitely wealthy, Dinesh DSouza claims that it is not wealth that Americans want. He call backs that it is barely a better life. Michael Moore in addition acknowledges Americans ambition, especially his own, to create a better life for themselves. These two views of the American Dream come from very opposite Americans, solely it is their differences that manipulate their ideals so beautifully unique. To begin the comparison between these two authors, I will first examine Moores ideology. As it is obviously verbalize in the title of his book, Moore is not exactly subtle person. He voices his contempt of what has become the American Dream through his own story of an underpaid and underappreciated voyage. Moore disgust for the pilots situation when he crudely utters, Never, ever let someone f ly you up in the air whos making less than the put one across at Taco Bell. (Moore, 48) Moore, of self-admitted wealth, sympathizes with men that collect food stamps. These pilots, as well as the rest of Americans, are being robbed of our American Dreams by corporate minions that buzz off been have income for the last, two decades. (Moore, 50) These same CEOs and other suits are the greed at the tops of huge corporations that, with the absence of Clinton, have had a sector day with ripping off Americans by and large through tax shelters, off-shore subsidies, and other means of defrauding the American Public. Moore drives this point home when he attacks Mercedes Benz tax safety valve of emissions fines as a blatant tactic, so that rich people could drive around big, fancy cars and ruin people lungs. (Moore, 53) Although he admits to living among the rich people, Moore points protrude that the g everywherenment too is among those that are flushing away the American Dream, becaus e tax audits have increased among the less paid in American society. Moore reveals that his true vision of the American Dream is the success of people who have, played by the rules, gave their heart and sole and first marriage to their company. (Moore, 55) Certainly success is anything but guaranteed in any agonistical competitive society. This competition is what makes America thrive. However, Moore feels that it is not Capitalism fault, as much as it is... ...ti-patriotism. I see his aggressive style as his way of include our democracy and forcing it to make our country better in any way it can. What he is saying is to refuse mediocrity in our own brass. I too deliberate we should always be striving to make our country better. It is this reason that I call DSouza nave. Our government did not become what it is over night. It has been hundreds of eld of fight and struggle from people like Moore that pushed America through her weaknesses, like segregation, racism, injustice, etc.. DSouza touches on this idea somewhat when he quotes V.S. Naipauls idea that Americans believe in an individuals potential for, perfectibility. (DSouza, 85) Because of our government, more directly its rule by the people, this perfectibility should also be extended to our every political ideal. tied(p) though I admire DSouza and his blind love for America, I agree that Moores head is in the right direction. Works CitedDSouza, Dinesh., Whats So Great About America (Washington, Regnery Publishing, 2002).Moore, Michael. Stupid White Men and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation. New York Regan/HarperCollins, 2001. The American Dream in Whats So Great About America and Stupid White MeThe American Dream is so many different things to so many different people. While other countries around the World would like to argue that Americans only aspiration is to become infinitely wealthy, Dinesh DSouza claims that it is not wealth that Americans want. He believes t hat it is simply a better life. Michael Moore too acknowledges Americans ambition, especially his own, to create a better life for themselves. These two views of the American Dream come from very opposite Americans, but it is their differences that make their ideals so beautifully unique. To begin the comparison between these two authors, I will first examine Moores ideology. As it is obviously stated in the title of his book, Moore is not exactly subtle person. He voices his contempt of what has become the American Dream through his own story of an underpaid and underappreciated pilot. Moore disgust for the pilots situation when he crudely utters, Never, ever let someone fly you up in the air whos making less than the kid at Taco Bell. (Moore, 48) Moore, of self-admitted wealth, sympathizes with men that collect food stamps. These pilots, as well as the rest of Americans, are being robbed of our American Dreams by corporate minions that have been stockpiling income for the last, tw o decades. (Moore, 50) These same CEOs and other suits are the greed at the tops of huge corporations that, with the absence of Clinton, have had a field day with ripping off Americans by and large through tax shelters, off-shore subsidies, and other means of defrauding the American Public. Moore drives this point home when he attacks Mercedes Benz tax dodging of emissions fines as a blatant tactic, so that rich people could drive around big, fancy cars and ruin people lungs. (Moore, 53) Although he admits to living among the rich people, Moore points out that the government too is among those that are flushing away the American Dream, because tax audits have increased among the less paid in American society. Moore reveals that his true vision of the American Dream is the success of people who have, played by the rules, gave their heart and sole and first marriage to their company. (Moore, 55) Certainly success is anything but guaranteed in any competitive Capitalistic society. This competition is what makes America thrive. However, Moore feels that it is not Capitalism fault, as much as it is... ...ti-patriotism. I see his aggressive style as his way of embracing our democracy and forcing it to make our country better in any way it can. What he is saying is to refuse mediocrity in our own government. I too believe we should always be striving to make our country better. It is this reason that I call DSouza nave. Our government did not become what it is over night. It has been hundreds of years of fight and struggle from people like Moore that pushed America through her weaknesses, like segregation, racism, injustice, etc.. DSouza touches on this idea somewhat when he quotes V.S. Naipauls notion that Americans believe in an individuals potential for, perfectibility. (DSouza, 85) Because of our government, more directly its rule by the people, this perfectibility should also be extended to our every political ideal. Even though I admire DSouza and his blind lo ve for America, I agree that Moores head is in the right direction. Works CitedDSouza, Dinesh., Whats So Great About America (Washington, Regnery Publishing, 2002).Moore, Michael. Stupid White Men and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation. New York Regan/HarperCollins, 2001.